Friday, October 30, 2009

as ghoulish as i can get

a few weeks ago, i decided to do a little fall decorating.

first, i tried the whole (oh great, i can't remember the name!) something something pumpkins by spraying them with this & then that. tried it like 4, 5, or 100 times & couldn't get quite the look i was looking for. oh yeah! i remember! it's called mercury glass. i was going for the mercury glass look. i took some photos of the "process", however, i can't find them. not, as in, in my box of photos, but, as in, somewhere on my computer. oh, well.

then, i bought a sparkly pink pumpkin at the country living fair. yes, i did say pink! you don't think pink is the "in" color for pumpkins this year? well, the tickled pink lady was selling them, so it must be the color to have!

decided to combine my now silver pumpkins & gourds with my pink pumpkin & a few thousand glittery acorns (also from the tickled pink lady - gee, i think that's her name) & do a "tablescape". ya know, i thought i was the queen of tablescapes until i entered the bloggy world. well, i don't know anything about tablescapes. but here's my little table thingy for fall.

well, wait a minute. here's the photos from a couple of weeks ago:




i forgot that my drop clothes waiting to be curtains were sitting in the chair. way to go! anyway, take a close look at my pretty pink pumpkin. go ahead, i'll wait.

nice, huh?

well, took some more photos today of the same table, same everything.



notice anything different about my pink pumpkin? click on the last 2 photos & take a better look.

yep, that baby is rottin' away to rotten!

& that's as ghoulish as i get this time of year.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

the blur that is my life

i still intend to continue with this blog. however, life keeps getting in the way.

henry's had a confirmed case of h1n1 & was such a sick little boy last week. corrie moved this weekend, i'm working hard on our women's ministry at church (& our new blog:www.nafconwm.blogspot.com). i keep having headaches & whatnot (oh, i hate that not a word).

shelly's heel is killing him. eva's had a double ear infection & eston, too. & corrie has bronchitis.

and tomorrow - we get to start all over, again. another week begins. tomorrow is eston day, tuesday is henry & eva day, weds. not sure who, thursday - henry & eva? & friday-maybe a free day???????????????????????????????????????

we're praying for uneventful days = no sickness for anyone, please! thank you, Lord, for hearing our prayer :)

blessings to you all -

be back soon -

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

more fun in the pumpkin patch

edited on 10/7: still adding more photos











Tuesday, October 6, 2009

a little fun in the pumpkin patch

i am so behind in blogging.

i have way too many blog posts in the queue, waiting to add photos or text or whatever.

so - for now - here's some fun in the pumpkin patch at Pigeon's Roost in Hebron, Ohio. we went on saturday with lee, jean & corbin, carrie, justin & henry, corrie, dan & eva & shelly's brother jerry (who was visiting from cades, south carolina).

it was a beautiful day & we had a really, really great time. ran into p.steve & amy brown & their 3 boys, too.